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Vitor Roque in a Copa Libertadores match with Athletico Paranaense

THE SIGNING IS COMPLICATED TO BARÇA

The exorbitant price that Athletico Paranaense has placed on Vitor Roque

Published:14/02/2023 - 22:58h

Updated:15/02/2023 - 09:03h

Athletico Paranaense is not willing to negotiate down for Vitor Roque. In principle, FC Barcelona estimated that the '9' could go out for an amount close to 30 'kilos', but the 'red and black' group aspires to double to transfer him

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona has quite complicated the panorama to close the signing of Vitor Roque. In addition to the interest of several 'big' of England, with the Arsenal in command in the bidding, the group blaugrana already received a "no" to his first offer (25 million euros). In this sense, the journalist Fabrizio Romano ensures that the surroundings of the player already has fixed a price with one accord with his club, which rondaría the 60 'kilos'.

For the Barça, this sum would be impossible to pay this year, because of the problems with the 'fair play' financial of LaLiga. The staff culé needs to free around 200 millions in mass salarial and, although the wage of the '9' would not be so high, yes would be it his traspaso, which would include also bonuses and premiums for his agents still no desveladas. In this regard, the Brazilian André Cury, ex adviser blaugrana, left clear that the Athletico will not go down his aspirations by the player of 17 years.

"We achieve more or less a value of 25 million euros, and immediately refuse it, because I understand that the player has an upper value to that, even because some players sold in Brazil by 20 million euros", explained Cury. While the aifición culé knows details of how Rodrygo Goes descartó arrive to Catalonia for fichar by the Real Madrid, the directive of the Barça begins to fear by a new signing fallido regarding 'jewels' Brazilian refers .

The Arsenal also follows very pending of the negotiations by Roque, to the one who consider a complement perfect for a forward in which it already is Gabriel Jesús and Gabriel Martinelli. The 'gunners' do not want to leave escape to the that many have designated as 'the new Luis Suárez' and soon could present an offer that approach to the pretences of the Paranaense, betting by the economic power that is used to to characterise to the English clubs.

Paranaense Does not have difficulty in selling to Vitor Roque

For the Athletico, east can be the year of the definite explosion of his '9' stellar, by what sell to his 'jewel' does not represent an immediate urgency. The player of 17 years will reach the majority of age the next 28 February and already knows what is to contest a final of Glass Libertadores, by what the season 2023 aims to be key for his consolidation like professional. The one of Timoteo already won the Sudamericano Sub-20 with Brazil, being 'pichichi' beside Andrey Saint with 6 so many.